The city's 1.1 million students speak more than 40 languages, including Polish, Bangladeshi, and Haitian Creole .
Many Dominicans, whatever their skin color, view Haitians as African, and unlike themselves.
If you've attended a black spoken word performance in Montreal lately, you may have been treated to Parisian French, Haitian Creole , Jamaican patois and American hip hop.
While Haitian Creole has a French word base, the two languages are distinct.
The Haitians won their independence early in the nineteenth century.
Last week's festivities were held to mark 200 years of Haitian independence from France - creating the world's first African republic.
Montreal's Haitian community is particularly strong, and on Wednesday, Sept.21, the line-up for a series of events celebrating Haitian culture was unveiled.
However, the Haitians seemingly placed equal emphasis on nonphysical components of health and illness.
Our ancestors who came to this land in much the same way that the Haitians are coming now would neither expect nor accept any less from us.
In fact he is another perennial presidential candidate, delighted to have the chance to burn precious artifacts linked with voodoo and other aspects of Haitian culture - and to do so in full view of the international press.